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    TURN OF THE DEMI GODS

    Aphrodite syndrome is a real psychological study. I have been acused of living with this syndrome my whole life. ...

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    Home alone at eleven?

    It appears that a parent can legally leave a child of age eleven home alone. As the state does ...

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    A wallow in the wild

    Some times people only find others to relate when each others broken parts fit. On the Oceanside pier there is usually only one pelican sitting and daring strangers to come close. Days like today there are three connecting in silence, thinking perhaps "He thinks this spot is cool , I'll try it to" Eventually they all leave the one solo pelican, but sometimes they come back. I feel like looking at the pier, but I am not wanting to walk on it. I would rather pretend I am a child to scared to take foot. I am happy in a make believe world where goodness is presented and pain is the lesson plan. I have lost a lover and gained a couple friends. I am the solo pelican on the railing, knowing if I wait long enough friends will join me, all the while fixing my broken feathers from a man who has never known me. The only life I have is to take flight alone, walk on the wood, look through the spaces and be happy that sometimes others join me.

    I dare you to hurt, learn, and be real.. Sitting and waiting is the best part. Only sometimes they ...

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Runaway Toyota?

Runaway Toyota?

Neighborhood News from Stringers | Oceanside
By Linda McKnight, March 16, 2010

On March 14 at around 3 p.m., a Toyota Avalon hit a fire hydrant in the parking lot of the Albertsons grocery store at the intersection of Marron Road and Cannon. The fire hydrant was knocked ... More Post a comment


Not as Pink Floyd Says

Not as Pink Floyd Says

Neighborhood News from Stringers | Oceanside
By Ken Harrison, March 6, 2010

On Thursday afternoon, March 4, members of the Oceanside Teachers Association joined a statewide protest over school funding cuts. The over 400 protesters gathered in front of the Oceanside City Hall on Coast Highway. Most were ... More Comment (1)


Kia Later...Saturn

Kia Later...Saturn

Neighborhood News from Stringers | Oceanside
By Ken Harrison, Feb. 6, 2010

On Monday, January 25, Kia of Oceanside customers were probably surprised to find the dealership closed. The car lot, located off SR-78 at 2205 Vista Way, used to be the Saturn of West 78 dealership until ... More Comments (4)


Marketing Oceanside

Marketing Oceanside

Neighborhood News | Oceanside
By Dorian Hargrove, Jan. 21, 2010

Most Oceanside hoteliers and vacation property owners, 82 percent of them, agree that the city should start a tourism-marketing district. They submitted petitions to the city and appeared at the Wednesday, January 20, city council meeting ... More Comments (5)


The O-side Divide

The O-side Divide

Neighborhood News | Oceanside
By Dorian Hargrove, Jan. 7, 2010

December was a divisive month for an already fractured Oceanside city council. Early in the month, councilmember Jerry Kern was victorious in defeating a recall effort. In that recall election, two of Kern's colleagues, Mayor Jim ... More Post a comment


Almost All Aboard

Almost All Aboard

Neighborhood News from Stringers | Oceanside
By T.B. Weipert, Dec. 31, 2009

While purchasing a train ticket in Oceanside shortly after 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 27, I witnessed some of the chaos of this holiday travel season. An Amtrak passenger had been left behind after she had ... More Post a comment


Parties and politics

Parties and politics

News Under the Radar | Oceanside
By Matt Potter, Nov. 18, 2009

American Medical Response, which has lucrative paramedic and ambulance contracts with the cities of San Diego, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, National City, and a host of other local government agencies, gave $2000 to the county Democratic ... More Post a comment


Halloween Police

Halloween Police

Crasher | Mira Mesa | Oceanside
By Josh Board, Nov. 18, 2009

Halloween was a complete nightmare for me. I had three parties lined up and the easiest costume in Halloween history. My girlfriend had ordered a Kate Gosselin wig and goofy big sunglasses for herself. I was ... More Comments (7)


Mission San Luis Rey Roman Catholic Parish

Mission San Luis Rey Roman Catholic Parish

Oceanside | Sheep and Goats
By Matthew Lickona, Nov. 4, 2009

This year, the City of Oceanside couldn’t afford to host its downtown celebration of Día de los Muertos, but the festival found a new (if slightly smaller) home on the grounds of Mission San Luis Rey. ... More Post a comment


Oceansider on the Case

Oceansider on the Case

Neighborhood News | Oceanside
By Dorian Hargrove, Oct. 24, 2009

Oceanside resident Woodrow Higdon continues his search for additional evidence of police corruption and city council collusion. During the Wednesday, October 21, council meeting, Higdon testified before Oceanside councilmembers and says he was snubbed by Mayor ... More Comment (1)


Estranged Tale

Estranged Tale

Neighborhood News from Stringers | Oceanside
By FT Yoshida, Oct. 14, 2009

On Sunday afternoon, October 11, hours after a stabbing was reported to the Oceanside police, a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. On Saturday evening, the victim and the suspect's ... More Comments (6)


As Snail Mail Fails

As Snail Mail Fails

Escondido | Golden Hill | Neighborhood News from Stringers | North Park | Oak Park | Oceanside | Point Loma | University City
By Megan Elliott, Oct. 2, 2009

The U.S. Postal Service has revised the list of post offices it hopes to close, sparing three San Diego locations. However, the USPS branches in North Park and Golden Hill remain on the chopping block. The ... More Comments (12)


Safe Travel at Risk?

Safe Travel at Risk?

Neighborhood News from Stringers | Oceanside
By T.B. Weipert, Sept. 25, 2009

North County Transit District in Oceanside, the operator of the Breeze bus service and the Coaster and Sprinter commuter-train service, recently cut back on security personnel at most of the transit centers they serve. Since July ... More Comments (3)


When I Say "Ocean," You Say "Side"

When I Say "Ocean," You Say "Side"

Blurt Music News | Oceanside
By Adam Crawley, Sept. 16, 2009

Members of North County bands Wanted Dead and Irieside have come together to form Sound System. Wanted Dead is a hardcore street-punk band known for their wild stage presence, anti-authority anthems, and raucous fans. Irieside inspires ... More Post a comment


Bad Cop, Bad Cop

Bad Cop, Bad Cop

Neighborhood News | Oceanside
By Dorian Hargrove, Sept. 6, 2009

Oceanside resident Woodrow Hidgon's three minutes of public testimony at the September 2 city council meeting ended with jeers from the audience: "Sit down!" were the shouts from inside city council chambers. "Okay, people, you really ... More Comments (9)

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